Ryanair cuts summer flights in Spain in row over airport charges - Decision comes despite the firm behind the Spanish airports calling its fees among the lowest in Europe

In travel news, Irish low-cost airline Ryanair announced last week that it would cancel flight routes at seven airports in Spain but it didn’t say which ones. Now we can reveal which routes it will slash.

Airport operator Aena has responded to Ryanair’s plans to cut operations in Spain by 18%, urging the airline to “calm down”.

SPAIN'S airport operator has accused Ryanair of 'blackmail' after last week's announcement that it was cutting back flights to regional airports due to

Irish budget airline Ryanair said on Thursday it would cut its domestic flights at seven regional airports in Spain this summer by 18% due to what it called "excessive fees" by state-owned airport operator AENA .

Ryanair is making a huge change to its 2025 schedule, and it’s not good news for the more than 17 million Brits who love a holiday to Spain. Due to ‘unjustified’ price hikes, the airline will be scrapping or reducing routes to seven Spanish destinations.

Low cost airline wants more attention to regional airports. The low cost airline could pull out of more regional airports.

Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline, has announced a significant reduction in its summer 2025 schedule in Spain, citing “excessive fees” charged by Aena.

Ryanair’s decision to increase capacity coincides with DUB’s application to raise its passenger cap to 36 million annually without new construction. Daa—the airport authority—filed a “no build” application with Fingal County Council in December 2024, arguing that the current infrastructure is capable of accommodating higher passenger numbers.

Ryanair and airport operator Aena are locked in a dispute over airport charges, with the Irish ULCC announcing some reductions in its Spanish network for summer 2025, citing “excessive charges” and ineffective incentives at regional airports.

Ryanair has added an extra flight day to their Aberdeen to Malaga route Starting 1st April, flights will run Tuesday, Thursday &

A man who had claimed he was a “UN diplomat” was thrown off a Ryanair plane for demanding a better seat. The incident occurred as the Ryanair flight was preparing to depart for Santiago de Compostella in Spain last week. There was a 40-minute delay as the passenger demanded a better seat.